New York Clipper (Jul 1863)

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ItMlRIGAR SPOIlTraG AND sjHtlATRICAL^ J NEW TOEK, 8A' I WAUT TO BB AS A0»OP^ , H JUI ' lM KUBiaiLt lOB TBH MCW 10IX-dumit ' f«iBTtob««nMtor—Iknovl'ddeltwtlli ' '. Ofoomilw/riUdsonow. to,behoUm7ftnn»n4lM»l . : II nottteUttw hMdwme, tvst\m!i th« former faU of grtcf T Vf a 1MB Uie toton ofl«a-tba ohlat In ill the loU.. ab4 know tfcBlr pl«7 of aoUon, tlM thtlr tfir of ■OoL ^ FoRMt, Janiu Brntus Botth, poor teott. ud llkA^t be Who »t UiB Bowerr, long the moiiMohUi'd to bej > „: OU T«n*«k, too, nil brothtr Htl, and atdotiliig sephtfr. Jla, nuUa* Tohb i;e(Uiri-aU In tbelr most itppNiprUti trib';; OartoD, Charles Waloett. W. B. Blake, and, ^tb no desire (o The obap whb'a pIsTsd ao many nlgbta tbe English Lord Dim- dreairT.' I want to' be an sotor. I know there's many sbont. /tho' mo'it ire mere pretenders, and can only'rant and epont,) tnio'd Join a theatre, too, bnt \fbat are they to mc)* I only wish the chance waa yonts, my noUe Mends, to see I I're money U'fii^ p40ket, and I've bou^bt's MNEMDe fine,' In which a mapb Isaa "proper man" wonld snrely cnt a aUne— I're feathers, wigs, and glores, and a bandred different stolb. False Jewels by ttie Ihooaand, and a score or two of mlb, I mw o«me out, I ielU oome oat, at a Qieatre on Broadway, Oteate • great aenaatlon, and nuke the orlHos say . That, nerer In their Urea before, did ayes of theirs heboid, Saab talent and eaoh modoety—both typloal ot gold. tnost harry np, that's sore, and w^kmg thro' tbs'street, Prepara for tbe occasion I am abont to meet; . And gazing on the broken'waUa, mT<h4>py (litnre:b]fss, : Thro' fancying tbe poiten broad annonnolng vgrea^ socoeas." • a 5 0 011 p iue,s;. F r 1 > • 8 i«^r y. ' THE SBOilLEi COHCL&^f: ' ' IBB inSflEBIOiJS H0V8E EI THE FI^^E POUITS. A STOaT OF NBW \OKlS. tvjfY. LfSV. WBiti'u RpansLT voB SOB BKw loiut'^otzn^:.' . BYJ, A,UOTBBWO0O. '> '- •" ' o ..'... Oopyrighl Becurea ■•■ >• ■ ' • ' I <U, OHAPTEBUiV. IKE UD OH TBI 'WATOH—Hltrail'S BED-CaUaSB-i-rar APmOAOB Of IBS ABSAB8IR—THE ATKBTID BLOW—LOBS ITBBIIX'S UIB- XiU-r-BETZI^nOBS—TSB EiMD Or 00I>—«r-AOOaSATIOK WD OEMUI;—OaiROR'S DTDia OIOLABATtOB. . Henry Hertlannt, after having spent one' of the most delight- 'fBI erenlngs In bto life, was eondnoted 'to the ohamber assigned him by his boat. It was a room entirely Isolated-tRnn thereat of tbe boaie; bat thla Isolation cansed hlm neither snrprtae nor naeaamess. Be waa snpremely happy.. He sat for some mlq. ntsa at the open wmdow, for the storm hsd now passed, and be gazed on the dark waters whloh atretohed far away In tbe die- fanoe. Hie thonghte, howeTer, were elsewhere. At last be dosed the window, and baring offered op a prayer of thanks to Us lUcer, he uodressed blouelf and uld down on tbe bed. His seal was rocked by happy thooghts, and by one o'clock In the morning he slept profoundly. Well might he be Imppy, for daring the whole evening, Uaad bad treated btm with the most IcWng kindness. The sight of these two loTors was gall and wormwood to Luke ATeriU, and their happiness only made him more determined to sacrlAce tbe objeotofhlabetred, An bonr ptssed on. One by one the sonndi In the boose were stilled, and at laat complete silence reigned, ^hrce light tape might bare been beard at bta chamber window. ' Henry, how. ever, did not hearthem, and they were repeated louder. Then s hand onveloped In a pocket bandkorotiier paehed against. the glass notU It wae ahattered, wlthont, howerer, maflng mnch nolu, for the pieces were oangbt by tbe cor tain before teaching tbefloor, . -ii"-*. • Henry beard It; bat be evidently tboogbt he wasjB^amlQg, aalhe fell aeleop^agaln, masmvrtNgseme Inaitlcoltt^FirbrdK'''' A hand was then lotroduoed through the aperture of the broken wlniow; It paahed back tbe sprlojl, and the window opened. The lad who bad watched over Henry for the last two or three dayg, strode over the sill and stood la the chamber. We haro ahready eatd the storm bad pttaed away. The sky wia now chadless, and tbe moon floated .In azure epace, oalm and brllUanL The moon's r»a fell directly on Henry'a fkce as he slept. The Intmder walked directly towards the bed, and then stopped. For a moment or two be stood motionless, with his eyes fiied on Henry; tben he Jomed his hands and appeared to prey. This over, he atooped down and unprlnted a klaaon the yonna man's forehead. Then he rose np and made a ges- tureaa If he would awaken Henry. Bat he evidently altered his mind, for be went to the wlndowi and harfaig closed it, drew down the blind, aud In a moment the chamber was plunged In deep obscurity. This done, be oroaobed down on the carpet behind Henry'sbed. He bad been concealed there aboat • quarter of an horn, when he thought he hoard tbe aonnd of voloes exchanging some rapid words in Ihe earrldcr. Almojt at the same moment, a key turned in tbe look, and the door gently opened. Orafton appeared on the threshold. He sppeared to be without a. weapon. Donbtless tbe clerk, fearing to find Henry awake, intended, sbonld saoh be the case, io pretend that he wlsbed to ooDTerse with him, their intimate aoquamtancesblp folly JnatlMng each a prooeedlng. The pre- caution waa a good one, for if Heniy bad been awake; Orafton'a presence could hare been very aatorally explained, and of course the yonng man could have no ansploion that bis Mend Intended murder. But there waa a 'wltneM there whom he could not deceive. The clerk advanced with a smile on Us (Me; he held in his lund a lighted candle. Bat as soon as he saw Henry's deep sleep, bis features suddenly ohanged. His eyebrows were drawn together, deepening tbe wrinkles In hla forehead, and hi* •703 lighted np with an sipreaslon of savage Joy. ' . He glided his hand ander bis coat aud drew out a bowle-knlfe, the blade or which aUttored as he held It. Placing the candle ^* eilmgaUhed It-nol, however, before he bad nellced the exsot spot where to strike. He raised bis arm. But at that moment be felt hla wrist tmprlioned liy a vlgorons map, while another hand setzad bis throat. - He altered one SKi. Ii''7~i'" only-aory which oxpteeeedhcrrlbl? buffering. Then tho death-rattle waa beard In hla throat, and he fell to the S'i.^"J''tf'.'i"'"^''"* '"•rt ™»«- Sear. Uld ezolte- Sit ""inoa* apasm of the iii5S?fK,^'''"i' "P *" ''•4 ^» feitnres eipresstng con- Sw. -.i'^* surptlae. A ptotonnd sUenoe had aucceedad the Clerk s cry of agony. ,■ ■ ■. . i-. ■ - wrSfi^XK!" r*'?45?* > 'keoorridcr. Forced against rMflSi,^.''?,'""'"' *' thta terrible tragedy, he held b^eeU SSlSfnf iK*l5.""^'''^''»" ''•'^W 'oarftil cry. in WM hrff I'S.fii*"/^ tMm head tofootVind th^i^v to mah fo the olber extremity of the gJ^ery; SJiir"^ • "ya ahone brilliantly, and he did not cue .aCScMSir ""'"Pt^toW-aobamber^ "Is it done!" he asked In a whisper. 2 ""on", eald the lad alatf in a whisper. • BelSSiSg'^Shlm?*'" ;''*^*«"11.1 lilaaelf-posieaalon ■ "n'll*,^™*!"'^''»P•»*»l'•l»<J• lonot\:^clnWi•vo^5?^ ""y?'^"*' Henry thought aU tUs mnat be a ab-M J. p6;TbS^*yr^°''''"'*'*°"«^'«4S?tte^ 'M^c/;a^»tS%nVo^"*^;?S^^ n a moment the moon'e r«suJhuA SS* aa^de the curtain. ;*lr. Avermr exclalmJ3^9X»^;Pn^^^ "kole chamber. The merchant turned hla baiiBMd MrAVn, . . and then they became fixed onjKftoSJfS^f,'?"?* Mordannt, raUod them again they enMniLM?Uhlw''l*S'°?''7l'?L^ hhn motionless, with b& »nn^K^on^i^^jy>^^i:^ merchant's exolted aUteof mind, heairaB!iS<^*tt5 vV^ft' natural aizo, ^ appeared to be doable bis He mode a movement as If to esosDe.. ' "BemalD, Luke Avetlll." said the Boy. ' ' i.. A- i' "Luke Avorllll" said Henry, rubbing his ' aa it h. notbeUevehlseoDses. He bought ttathemit*bniSI*,S! Vl55?''u""°"'"""*I<"*»™>t."''>atlsthemattte»" • pnm\^' ^™'*'"8/A*^"*'«»''»* ^ recover hlmaelf, ii S?*^ ouccoededin regaining bla preaonoe of mSd^' vJfj« "»ld toi "What is ffiniialterf Ioam»he(?ateMtod '"^S n-n^i"* ^ "r? » itwW"K» »><we, appa?en^.d""5^' otvmJ„,i"i''8?*"'i".o'«'**«» ^> iMcaaBrin the exeSaUon "SSf„°i2f" he came here to assassinate Ifr. Henry Mordatmi". "Who are you, boy. that daroi to apeak (o me In t&U nunw t>' / TOXi. Xi:^o. 18. t FRioB nx OBiraf, FELICITA VE3TVALI,- Opbbatio Sonobtress. JOHN BROUGHAM, Adthob amd-.Actor. For^Biographloal Sketcheo, B«d another Column. "Never mind who I am; It la sufficient for yon ta know at pres- ent that I amUr. Henry Hordaunt'a aarvant,". i, "Bnt what do yon do nexe ?"' 'Jam hers;" replied the bor, "to protect my employer." "What do yon mean by the inbmoos aocnsaaon yon made Juat now7" "I mean what I ear. exclaimed the boy, polntlogtobraAonasheiayonthe 11" Ton came bare by appointment with that floor. Tourpniposawas tol&Ulb.ltoiTUordaanL' "Boy I" safd.AvarnL his fkce working wUb rage, "yon abaUpay dearly for yoaiandaolty. All that you have stated is an infa moos Be." ■ ^ breast began to heave, Oration's body moved convulsively, and his eyes rolled In their sockets, ••andtonl" said ibe merchant addressing tbe prostrate form before Um, while bla faatares were now hideously distorted with ragi: "OraKon, aronss ycorself and defend me; apeaki apeak I Speafc lteUyoul" . ■ . *™- The olerk alowly raiaed himself np. After many vain efforti be managed to artSmlate^ - . . . . "The boy has apoken the troth." he mnrmared, fixing on bis employer Ua dying eyes, atlU beaming with intense-hatred. "Tour life has been one long Ue I Uay Ood punish you I" - He fell backwarda again, and bis whole body was torrlbly ooa^ vnlsed. The merchant In hU taga kicked the stnmgUng body wltbrbla foot. . '<DIe.thon. forgcrl" aaid he in a voloe hoarse with paailon. "And yoa, air," he added, turning round to Henry, "yon miy well tremble. I understand this vUe c6nsplrsoy;-yoar Uend and this boy are parties to it Toa are aware of mr pretensions S S qaartar—you two have presumed to'oast your eyes in that direction. Ton have tramped ap this story between yon. fcrtbepnrposeofli^arlngmy prospeots; but thla matter shall be thproughly Investigated. Qod's Justice has already Alien on one of the plotters, and I donbt not homan Justice win soon over- take the olhen." . ., ' ' Henry, taken unawares, and bnt half comprehending this ti- rade, could not command words to reply to Oils furious attack. "Sir I what do you mean 1" he murmured. < JUencel" said the boy Imperlouely. "It is my turn to speak Luke Averlll. I know von to the vary heart That man has said tbe troth; •your Ufe la one long llel' Ton have been guilty of every orime, bnt retribution will eurely come. Ton need not frown and glare at ma. Ton did plan with your clerk to take away thla youfag man's Ufe. ' Tour denial ie in vain, for I heard the plan with my own ears, I could, were I so dieposed. bring Tou to Jnstlce at once; but no I I prefer to let your punishment be more slow and lasting." "Who.are yon that dares to epeak to me in this manner; I ask again?" exclaimed Averlll, in a voice hoarae wtlh rage. "I re- peat it; your atatoment la an infamona bUebood I" PHAPIEB'XZV. OIAta Or .OBlITOIf—ICTE AVSilijiASaiimeTBS LiI>-7TBBSI- OBlt;.Dllrapn^SD-rmlslivif'w sln^nEH ksBttv tm bu rac^ ttnvsB^;4Vs.T^iust-:^>tBB vriaKiHa-^tiiz^-AVuiiiL'a fi* IBMOB—BBjLBdWnp^—alBOKB.T^^^ Orafton.' raliMd' himself - a uoSiid Urn*/ iind (^k(UlM%i9tIie room as If for the pnrpose of edilecttng bis thoughts. He again atruggled to apeak—while he was so doing be kept his band over tbe region of bis heart aB the time. "He speaks the troth I thetrothi Ton did plan with me to assassinate Henry Hordanntl OOodl have mercy on me I forgive met for—'' ••The man Is delirious I" said Averlll—besides bis evidence can be of no avail for he it dying—" Otafton had aonk back exhaosted on the floor—he rallied again for a moment "OOodI" he murmured, grant me a fewhonrs.of life, that I may be revenged!" . His eyes closed—bis lower Jaw fell—he wss dead I "Thns, Luke Averlll," cried the boy, "do yen proaeonto your evil work; but you are enveloping yontself In a net ta>m wbloh yen will endeavor to eacapa In vain. Ooon. hypooilto, in the way yon have commenced I Ocnttmie to heap crime on crime on your head—the pnnlehment will only be the greater I" "Lying villain I" said AvarlU now completely beside himself— take thai for your impertinence I" And he atrode up to the lad, and with a single blow, failed him 'to tho floor. This done be hurriedly left the apartment. The boy lay apparently without life or motion. Henry, who had prevlonsly borrledly thrown on a few olcthes, rushed to the prostrate boy and raised him in bis arms. "HypreierverV'heexolalmed—"not deadi Ohl no.tdeadi" and puced hia band against the boy'a heart, and to his Joy felt a alight beating there. Henry bore the lad to the window, and opened It that the fresh air might blow ott his pa^eboe. In order to'revlveblm more onlckly he tore open the boy's vest and ahirt The mbon'e rays shone on two Ivory globes as white as the driven snow. ■' f'Oreat Ood of Heaven)'' exclaimed Henry—"it la a woman I whaVmeansthlsmjatervt" -.'- The fresh air appeared to have the effect intended, for the pre- tended boy, whom we are sure our readers have long ago detected to be Helolse in diignlae, opened bla eyes and gazed wildly abont bar. In a (aw mlnntas aba had so far recovered herself as to no- tlce the disorder In her dress sbont the throat. Her first action was to readUost her appareL ."I see yon have discovered my secret," she exclaimed-"but I besaeob yon to ask me no further qaeat^ons," .,' "Uadam," 'satd .penry, "I owe my life to yod; yon bavo.mys- terlonaly proteoted me during the last few days against the ma- chinations of my enemies. I'wlU obey your wishes, and will notaeek to.dlsooverwhoyOa are, -Allow me, however, to offer yon my most heartfelt and sincere thanks tot the extraordinary proteolion yon have afforded me." ' .' Ha took her hand in his and' reapaorully Ussed It "Ton owe me no thanks, Hr, Uordauat," aaid Hidplse, "I'cnly seekto thwart the plans of that bold, bad man. I will puisne, him to the ends .of the earth to bring him to Jnatloa." . "But why not do so at once, there Is plenty or evldenoe against hlm. He can be lodged In Jail to-morrow morolng," "Ko, the lime 1> not yet' oome, I beaeechyou say nothing of thla matter. I ahaU return to New Tork early In the morn- ing, wlthont having been seen by any .one hut yourself and Mr, AverlU. Ton alone know my aer. Keep my aecret, that la all I aak of you. I also roccmmend yon to beware of Luke Averlll; von see he menacea yonr life—and he wlU not acrople tc lake It; but to be forewarned la to be forearmed,". He will not dard to plot farther against me t". MTou do not know Lake Averlll, or yoa would not talk tbas— there is nothing he wonld notdate to do to advance his inter- ests. > He has aet bla heart on a union with Hiss Walton. He baa already gained over the father, and look to It that he doee not gain over the daughter." . ^ f<Oaln over Uaudl^' said Henry with a smile—"yoa little knowher." ■> • -'' "I know her perhaps bttter than 'yon Imagine. I know that ahp loves yon, but there Is no homan Ingenuity that Luke Averill will not Invoke to poskeia her. But etUl by being on your gnaid yon will bo more than a match for h'm I shall continue to watch over your interests, ' "Hoble'glrU" , '.• *? J*K? y^"*^ I am'gone, raise the alarm, and elate that Orafton (Nuae lilto your 'room, you auppoieto •'?-"S™,?.''"*H?"'"'i"5.***'« '^'<» «"» floor; and when you pjlaea blni up he wasdead. *A ooronat's Inqil^t wUl be aum- nloned In the mornhig, and ft wtUjthen appett thai he died (torn tooaseof the heart Bay.^ol a iWrdapAverill's or my own ■ "But will notUr. Averlll'invent aomt itorv and then If it should apnear.lhal 1 had not told the whole'SjS iSSht not semeranaplOlon be raised against met" ' ."t™* f1' taow Mr. Luke'Averfll infinitely better than yon do-and P^i'S^if?^• woMi hewfflinlybetoo ■'!3i!S.'S?*?*i'?"*'*»1jP'- MioodWMfyonl'' •Ood bless ywj,^ inv_nobIe preserverl" orted -Heory, again .11^'^ Si?l' Ifo'lJ:*"*?' the room, and Henry wu alone. He allowed a mtlttlime to el^tjae. and l^ea nSHaOiitatm^- His chamKir was ImmedUtely filled with guests, and Hordannt'a lia^V !? ■» 'i^y l»rne ontby exiernalevldenee, that not a donbt remained In the mind of a aingle person bnt i was toe irotiL The next morning a coroner was summoned, and an Isqueat hew. A poat-mortem examination revealed the bet that Orafton .?!ifi?f S!**!!)^* 2'"'"'that effect was laeocBdUgiy returned. - HelolM proved to be a good prophet, for Luke AveriH made no remark whs^var on tho subject and, to view his Imi natures, no fine wonld imagine that he bad been at aU with the nutter. Ive xedop Otafton's body was conveyed to bis relatives. < The mwnlng following the Inquest sD the gnesto returned to New Tork, and Luke Averlll. went (a his business asnsusL U my one bsd glanced into hla private apartment on that day, ttey wouU have seen him pacing uneasily up and doicnthe floor. "I wU manage this bnslnsssmyseu;'' he muttered; "I was a fool to trust It ato other hands. Now, Henry Mordannt, look out wr a Uger Is tracking yon." . . ■ OHAPTEB ZZTL aoBAOc'-K^aEW iin> bhilt—tbe vBormmoR— betobil op BM tiT—FIBAI. CONSENT— BEBBT'S VIITT TO DB. BBUCDOB— tbb vriLBa or x stben—teuptihon—tbe vlei-hehbx on TBE Fonrr of faujuq —uiun bis ouibdun itTftXTi— he FUES 7B0K THE TEUPIBBSS. We must returato Horace Mayhew, whom we have left for a long time. Two.Blghis after tbe evento related In the laat chapter, May- hew entered the cottege we have before described m the Third Avenue. In the drawing-room he found Em<ly Brandon awaiting his coming. She was nndressed, save her night gown, and thla last garment was of the finest cambric .Inthls light ooelame Bhe was entrancing to behold. The thin material of her night dress was but a mere veil thrown over her reejiendent beauties; the contour of her bosom, and the outlines of her magnificent limbs could be plainly dlatlngulshed. Her eyes shone brightly, her bosom rose and fell, and her lovely cheeks were flusbsd with thi fire o( passion. -The moment Maybew appeared, she threw herself into his •rms, and he preeaed her supple form to bis breast and im- printed hot and pasalonato kisses on her rohy lips. He draW her nnrealstlngly to a sofa, and anbnttoningher night d re<fc h er splendid bust becahie a prey to his caresses. I^y drank the cap of eensual bliss to tbe dregs. "Dearest Emily," said Mayhew, when their passion bad been cooled, "I want yon to do a great favor for me.'*^ •tWhat la It dear Horace ? Tou know that it la already done." "I don't know that my tove—Imay'aek yon eomeUuna that wlUthockyou." "Tell me what it ls,'dearest". "Gl^tot aU,.,taU m»lf yon know Mr. Henry MoTdanntI" ('Certainly; he is to take tea at one houaa to-morrow evening." j^MmA l^^at la better than I tho gght, Bba]l,,yon J^e Uone t«i£»^«t^ "ExoellentI" "Whrdo yon ask me thlk, Horace?" "Emily, I want yon to admit that young man to yonr em- braces." "WbatI" cried the yoong girl, horrified at this cool proposal "Areyonmad, Horaoe?" "No, my love, I am perfectly sane." , "Thenlmlsnndarstood you." ' "I win repeatmy wish. I want yon to sdmit Henry Mordannt to your embraces—nay, more, I want you to excite him, by a llberaldlsplayof your charms, t^t be may fikU an nnreslstlDg vlcUm to yonr auurementa." ' , ..' "Horace, this must be a Jfst or yon ore out of yonr senses. Do you wish your affianced wife to become a harlot?" •1 thonght yon would rather like It, Emily, loung Mordannt is a handsome young msn." "Now you add iaault to injury." "My dear girl, It le of no nee your attempting to play the pmde with me. I know yon too well." "What do you mean by these Insulte ?" "A person who tells the troth commits no insult I almply wish you to grant the same privileges to Mr. Henry Mordannt that you have already doae to Mk Edward Orafton and Mr. Luke AverilL . ■ At these words Emily tnraed deathly pale. Bhe saw that it vras no use to contend furuer, sines Mayhew knew of the weakness of which she bad been guilty. A stormy conversation followed, but at last nnder the threat of having aU her amours exposed to the world, she consented-to Mayhew's infamous proposlnon. It was in vain she ssked him why be required this; he wonld not saUsiy her, almply«98nrlng her that no harm should befall her oh account other compliance.. Eventually, theypatohednpa kind of reconciliation, and Mayhew escorted Emily home. The following evening Henry Mordannt, by invitation, went to epend the evening with Doctor Brandon. He was very cordially received by the (kmlly. The weather was vety warm, and Emily Brandon was ravishlngly attired in a white dress, out very low in the neck, so that her white shoulders and the upper portion of her splendid bust could l>e seen. . After supper, Doctor Brandon and Mrs, Brandon exouaed themselves for an hour or two, and EmUy and Henry were left alone together. ' Emily threw herself on the sofk, and Henry seated himself In a rooUng chair a little on one elde or her. They convened to- igether on indifferent topics for some little Hme, and EmUy was evidently stmok with the yonng man's bearing and personal ap- pearance, and began to enter with zest into the part she bad to play.- > ■ ;. "How warm It la I "said ahe suddenly, forcing her shoulders from her dress, so that more than half of her exqnslte bait be- came visible. Toong Mordannt was bnt human-, and Us eyes became' Invol- nntarily fixed on her heaving bosom, and strange feelings began to permeate throngh hia system. His eyes grew bright but still he restrained himself. . EmUy watohed the yoanr man with curious eyes, and saw that the sight of her charms nad the desired effect on him. She, however, determined to Inorease this effect ao she placed one of her feet on an ottoman, at the eame time stineptltlonaly pulling np her dress a little. This aoUon bronght into view one of her raagnUlcentIv formed legs almost as high as her knee. Henry saw the swelling calf and neat ankle. Bis blood began to oonise f\iiloasly through his veins, - "Ohl ohl" said Emily, suddenly. , "What's the matter, my dear Mlia Brandon?" aaid Henry. "I think' there is afieabltlna my neck," replied Emily; "do come and lake it away, Mr. Moidaunt I cannot touch the horri- ble creatorea."' Hehry, not suspecting the nut, plaeed himself by her aide on the sofa, and began to examine her lovely white neck and shcal- ders in aearch of the little insect He even placed hla hand on her palpitating flesh, and tbe contact almoat orove hlm oracyi "I don't eee It" said be, innocently. "It is lower down," aaid EmUy. "0,do find ill Mr. Uor daunt for it is hlUng me terribly.'^' •'But I should have to onlksten your dress to get at It" aaid Henry. . ."Cnfostonttthenr lam* doctor's danghter, you know, and am no prode." With trembling fingers Henry obeyed, and In a moment or two her dress wss slipped entirely off bor shonldei*. "Let me onlintton my chemise," said Emily, "you will find it easier." • ■ . ' Bhe suited the MUon to the word, and in a moment her lovely bosom was fully exposed. Two mAgnUoent alabaster globes elood boldly out ' . "CfindTt I find 111" said EmUy. The play had now heootte.daeply intereaUDg to'Bonry,'andln the course ot his reaeaiehea he wu compelled'ocoaalonaUy to touch those snowy mounts.. ."I cannot sea the flea," \iM he. "Ohl It is no* btUn^ iny knee." she cried, suddenly plaolng hor legs OB the and tailing har dteis as high as her knees. There Is no knowing what might have been the result of aU this bad not Heaiy been soddenlyaw^ened from Us deliidaat by a ehance expression otZmUy's. "0, flndltl Mr. Mordannt" said she; "I am sure yonwonU search for It bettor if it were Mlas Walton instead ot myielf whe asked you." , 'fExcuae ma. Miss Brandon," said Hennr, withdrawing ttom the sob, "I bsd belter send yon a servant" ' Bo aaylng, he left the room and the house, leaving EmUjrtO make what excuse ahe could for hlm. BmUy was exceedingly chagrined at her vrant of sucoeas, and deeply regretted tbe part shehad played. That night ehe visited the cottage in the Third Avanaa, and Informed Mayhew o( aU that had pas|Md. He cheered her np ai WUl as he could, and eaw her home again at an early hoar. her own door, MayhewhenthlssleM SiIS?/*.''l'""*""»''»°'<"»«l'« EmesUne, with whom hel^ SSKSi'iXS"?" friendly terms as Mr. Luke AvarflL^ malned with her an hour. The reader will know ttr<i5ifnU or their eonvetsaUon by and by. After leaving Ma<tm«lsms ^mJI? 'i^?''»5 ^<^M bis steps to the myslailona KoSS S.f*^'" He wiaepoken to once or twice on Us way iwt mUm It" ^ by his ■ own thougbte that he M mStedatonce'' 8'''"8 pusword,was a4V upstairs room wu occnpled, as nsuaL by two man. who • howjd humbly when be made bti appearu^ ' ° J?""?''^''.' I" appomtad (or the grand ruMaa ofthe Conclave, la it not?''artel Mayhew. "8™" "It is. Most Noble Orand."^ "Have all the members been snmminedt" "They have, eir." "Any one been here?" "Helolse is below." ? "Indeed 1 she must be better, then." And wlthont saying anymore, Uie' chief atrode up to the Are. pisce, touched tbe secret spring, and descended the stairs to the room below. He entered the apartment where he had had prevloni inter< views with Helolse. The- beantlital girl was seated at a teblsb writing; ahe looked paie, but was even more interesting on that account "I am glad to see f on oat again, Helolse," said Uayhew, tak< ing her hand in his. . / - She offered no objection' to this action, bnt har demeanor wta entirely changed ftom what It had been. There was noaffecUan, no love, and no heart in It Mayhew, however, did not appear to notice this coldness, but pressed his lips to herwUto lor*< head as he bad done in days past "There is to be a grand opancU held to-mbnow night'.' sail uayhew. ■ * - • ■ ■ TT.;.-. . "Indeedl"sald Helolse, herboe flushing, "is there any pai!^ tloalarbnslneas to be'bronghtbeforelt?" "Ihelievaso, bnt I hardly know," returned Mayhew, with aa sir of todlfference, wUch^ however, did'not Impoae on Helolse. "Who caUs It?" asked Helolse; "It is not a regular mseUag night" * • " ^ "I reallv do not know—bnt there has been some talk of sus. pending the operations of the Conclave for aome months; theN are some ugly reports abroad—perhapa that la the motive." Helolse relapsed again Into mdillerence, and mode no reply. "I may, perhaps, be able to tun this meeting to my own par- pote," Bold Haynew, after a pause. - "Indeed!"returned Helolsa,yon have some purpose toet- fectthen?" - - "Tee. end had I known, that you° had been well enongh, I might have secured yonr sld In cortylng it out—bnt I hsve ani< ployejl Madamolselle de Bdsgne." y "Eraeallne de Selsgue," repeated Helolse, * "Tea, and, perhapa, after all, it was best for It is a buslnea t am sure yon wonld not have liked to have entered npoa." Helolse, by a aeries of Ingenious qnestlons, endeavored to dlBcover the purpose he hod In view. Bnt whether it was that Mayhew was euspldcus. Or that he did not feel very commnnloa- tlve that night he did not aatlafy her. « After prolonging the conversation an hour longer, they sep>. arated.—To be continued. A FRIOHTBITBD "CpVNTBRBIHB." "IHEK chape" ot editors out at the provincial village of no-. Uons have eome remarkably fortunate oonespondents, or else are gUted with—well, "emesse" imaginations. Anyhow, here's* a "war stoiy" of a thoroughly astonished contraband, wUoh> wUlbear circulating:— A portly contraband from Oharte^a, SuQu^whoesoapediton, hlsTeJM'mastetii(A4tletaiii,'aBd.wifiR(dfV^ snbsequeiivy- niiiaH9liia;at'WaahIli{t^,was4i^^ JiiilW:- steir oB'w'triiras bis body'servant^dhfollghtTbwn to Us ouats - ton to attend him.' It chanced that the'o&cer had served Us conntiy gallantly at Sharpsburg, when he loat a leg, bdcw the knee, the absence of which bad been made np by an artlflolal; Umb, wbloh the captain wore with eo easy a grace that few per., eons who met him suspected Ms miefortune—his sable attendiaat ' bemg'amoDg the bllamtelly Ignorant as to the existence of the'> fiict : The csptaln hod been "out to dine," snd returaed in ex- .- Calient splrfte to his tent Upon retiring he called Us darkey,, servant to aaslst him in puUlog off bis riding boote; "Now Jimmy, look sharp. I'm a little—To—flimsey, Jimmy, > fnight Look abirp, an'—lo—pnll steady." "I'se sllen keerfol, Oap'n," ssya Jlmmv dnwlng off one long wet boot with considerable difficulty, and standing it aslda. "Now mhid your eye, Jlml Theother—ic—aUttlatlght"and '. bUck Jimmy ohackled and ahowed hlaahimng Ivories ashere^ . fleeted, perhaps, that his moater- was quite as "Ught" la he , deemed nia boot to be. > "Easy now—that's it Pull away!" oontlnned the eaptala, good naturedly, and enjoying the prospective Joke, while he looaened the strapa above bis waist which held bis oork lefup— "nowyon'vegotltl Tip-thereyouorel Ob, Lord I oh. Lord I ' oh, LordI" screamed the captain, as aontraband; cork leg, riding . baotandIIgatareatnmbledaerosathetentlnaheap,andtheone- . le^ offlcertell back on bla pallet ecnvulaed with spasmcdto laugh' ter. At this moment the aoor opened and a lieutenant entered: "O'waytamme, g'w^fumme; lemmebel I ain't don naf< ; ta\" yelled the contraband/tluatlly, and rushed to the door, reUly supposing he bad pulled Us master's log dean oil "Lam' megol Idldn'tdonufflnt g'wayl g'wayl" And Jimmy put fOr ! tbe wooda In his despentlon, smoe wUch he baa not been seen i or heard Irom, though the captain has aonght diligently fbr bla far and near. Jimmy was a good servant out we never before -' wen treated toa eight of a thoronghly frightened contraband. < Therie la little doubt that the darkey Is ronnlng yet . PROVBRBSOFTIIBBIIaMROBFAlIIIiT. Don't swap vrith yer relashuns unless yu ken. .afford to give ' them the big eeadof the trald. '-- Marry yung, and etcaroamstances reqnlTO It often. Don't take yer torbacker-hox out in kompai^. If yn kant git gud doaths and «dloatlon too, git the (uoathi. Bct how are ya? to everybody. . . .. Cukulate modesty, bnt mind and keepagndstooof tmpu-. deno on hand. Uyu are angry, never git heat «, .-' Bee chantecle; three oent pieces are made on puipoaa. Don't tflk'enny bo^ advice bat yer owne. . It koate men to borry than it dnz to by. Et a man flatten yu, yn can kalkerlate hes a rogas or yura a^c Eepeboth Ize open, bat don't oee moro haltyn nolts. , Ifyaltoh(orftme,go into a grave yard and skratchyaiseif; against a tumstun. ^Beggan don't have to advarUie for runaway dogs. : . ; 'TIS a long Isne that never tarns, and 'Us a good mm that u-. ^^nn?iaah, be more anxloas abont the pe^igie yor going to : leave, than yon an ahput the one aome body Is going tu leave yu. Hnta like weed^iowne, and euro to kum. -. ' -Natur la natnt;''<yotikant alter a dog's taU muoh, apd preserve the length ot It'' . ' . I wM M tu an young men, "go In," and to tho ole feueMr '^ntas sue a way to gat rich, as enny I no ot. Is to'get Intit^ debt for a hnnderd thousand doUan, and then go to work and pa ■ ophthedet ■ ■ ; '♦'^v-' Ffloaophen tells us the world revolves on Ite axes, Md. Jott, BUllngstdlsyu. thattuUhalf Ihefolks onthearUi,thls)(tl|«are_ '^N b!*ttese *r proverbs have stood for mor'n a hunderd ^Swri and hain't glB out yet P ' SwUBiMO •EM.-Hot U)Bg after this jrestnt war h^ lut the jtn, about "awearing a ral^l&make .Md ottgl . r_ ,.»"%>.• ««,Hi.f«ji Mil<wu deMdedlygood!..DUt- (•Ish. him go" was yenUtated, and"was^ '^i^J'ail here IS a tele ot "awearing" firom .Sst better ssh goofc" A ocitespondent sw-h»TO J^ returoeA, ftSi a pleasant visit to the "J^P'&AiJSStti- OonerJ^Jeffi OiDavht dlvlilon oeouw^g the front^^ BhelbyvUle Wke. CoU He« has a fegtoont^ot HorwegJans « )conpyilig the irt I regunent ot No „— , StandmavlaDs, wUoh is toown as fco Fifteenth Wsoonato. ThTylSJiTptaZ bodyot,wsll-d^^ ourlengnagJ flnonlly. 1 tsBd anmTjringaMMote^^^ their captMna, whoT a short Ume since, took a *»» J« prlMB^^rAS' tt. ilorwjgto <»Ptato_had them town up to fine, he said to them. In Fioken tngUoh, and In aopento vMT S?theorriiaiS.'£^% iSloaoi^rtraUtUe7» do yon good to schwear «tt»J«,Jff/ all sohwearaume ^'►-"f'JS? atttuUcn. HoVr,~MooUeo tif ou sohwear goot-«o d-n nofli«MejT« SawsS Urn, «d k<ep him do<n», and not puke him iwa^